{ "id": "a22f81d1a300edbce61f00bb2530ed5eb949ecca2be039ab825b174b7bbf867c", "pubkey": "3c827db6c45f7e6221fa119b96044eb1a412146a1f5674742874f7b266418fc3", "created_at": 1733643829, "kind": 9802, "tags": [ [ "p", "3c827db6c45f7e6221fa119b96044eb1a412146a1f5674742874f7b266418fc3" ], [ "a", "30023:3c827db6c45f7e6221fa119b96044eb1a412146a1f5674742874f7b266418fc3:The-Digit-Addiction-Pandemic-6thpc4" ], [ "context", "And what about digits that no one controls? Some digits are connected to reality, which is very useful: the digits for time, the digits for length, the digits for weight, and the digits for temperature. Reality does not care about what we think about it. Reality just is, and we use digits to understand it. That is the language of the engineers, not economists. The numbers not connected to physical energy are numbers backed by a group's opinion. They can be captured and controlled. Engineers’ digits are free. They resist control. Even those who haven’t mastered them can benefit from those who have. They are the ones building the roads, the computers, and everything else we need in modern life. The difference between open digits and controlled digits is that the addicts of the controlled digits depend on the digit lords for where, when, and how they can benefit. You can't use the digits of one country outside its borders freely. You can't use one company’s loyalty digit points with its competitors. You can't use the token digits from a game to buy a coffee. You can't buy MicroStrategy stock digits without a bank account." ], [ "alt", "This highlight was made by https://primal.net web client" ] ], "content": "The numbers not connected to physical energy are numbers backed by a group's opinion. They can be captured and controlled. Engineers’ digits are free. They resist control.", "sig": "de59dfc7c5862ac16a781824922363f4607e08dec6a308d21a7806c380d87f2833e98f6a1e21cf55e87398faa4bdfb563ffea367d1851215ad05d4e979a15a3b" }